Outpatient Surgery Magazine Archive

To avoid staff irritation at late running cases try this Idea That Works from Ill.

Avoid eye abrasion with this Idea That Works from Huntsville Alabama.

Stop the Trendelenburg slide. Positioning tips to keep patients safe while they're in a steep head-down tilt.

Editor's Page: Double standard on double-booked surgeries. If anesthesiologists can supervise multiple ORs, why can't surgeons?

Which is better: wrapped instrument trays or sealed containers? Two sterile processing managers debate the merits of fabric and metal sterilization packaging systems.

Are prefilled syringes worth it? Weighing the pros and cons of ready-to-administer compounded drugs.

Surgical skin antisepsis done right. 10 tips for ensuring that patients begin their surgical procedure with an aseptic surgical site.

Behind closed doors: Are we conditioned like Pavlov's dogs? How surgical nurses reflexively respond to the sounds of surgery.

10 things I wish someone had told me about EMRs. Potholes to avoid as you head down the paperless path.

Is forced air warming losing steam? Why some surgical facilities are seeking alternatives for maintaining normothermia.